Tie-plate for railway-rails.



No. 844,890. PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907. 0. E. NBUBAUER.

TIE PLATE FOR RAILWAY RAILS.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG.1.'1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

CARL E. N EUBAUER, OF CHISHOLM, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-FOURTH TO OTIS E. MOORE, OF OIIISIIOLM, MINNESOTA, AND THREE-SIXTEENTI'IS TO JOHN M. LANDRIGAN, OF SUPERIOR, WISOON SIN TIE-PLATE FOR RAILWAY-RAILS Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed August 1, 1906. Serial No. 328,745.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL E. NEUBAUER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chisholm, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tie-Plates for Railway- Rails, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to tie-plates for railway rails and ties, and more particularly to the class of ti e-plates for locking the spikes in position to grip the railway-rail.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of means for locking railway-spikes in position on a tie for gripping the rails and to prevent the same from accidental dislodgment.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for protecting the railwayspike from inclement weather or the moisture caused thereby by affecting the wood in which the spike is driven.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a tie-plate positioned between the rail and the cross-tie to lessen the wear on the latter.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means for efficiently securing spikes to a cross-tie and said means being capable of detachment, so that the same can be replaced when found desirable and that the spikes can be withdrawn when the same are injured.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means simple in construction, durable, efficient, and inexpensive in the manufacture.

WVith these and other objects in View the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and as embodied in the accompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred constructions of the invention. However, changes, variations, and modifications may be made as come properly within the scope of the claims hereunto appended without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of I the cross-tie, railway-rail, and wearing-plate interposed and having the locking means for securing the spikes in position. Fig. 2 is a view of the wearing-plate in detail composed Fig. 3 is a bottom view a railway cross-tie composed of wood and of 5 5 the ordinary construction and having secured thereto a track-rail 3. Between the rail and the tie is placed a plate (designated in a general way as at 4) preferably of metal.

However, it can be made of any other suit- 76 able material and is composed of two sec-v tions 5 and 5. The latter is capable of being. detached from the section 5. Said section 5 is provided with a cut-out portion at one corner thereof, as at 6, to receive the detachable section 5 and is provided with a tongue 9 at one edge thereof, terminating at one end in a socket S and at the other end in a triangular recess 9. Said detachable section 5 is provided with an elongated socket 10, corre- 8o spondingly shaped to the tongue 7 of the plate 5 for interlocking engagement therewith, so that when the said section 5 is in position with respect to the section 5 the same will be interlocked and form a unitary 8 5 structure. The interlocking engagement of the two sections 5 and 5 will prevent displacement thereof either in a lateral or longitudinal direction, and to more securely hold the same in said position the housing for cov- 9o ering one of the spikes'can be bent so as to grip the head of said spike, as will be hereinafter described.-

The section 5 is provided with an elongated slot 12, extended in a direction longitudinally 5 with respect to the position of the tie 2 for receiving a railway-spike 13, the head of which engages the base portion of the rail 3 for locking the same in. position on the tie 2.

Above the slot 12 is a housing 14, forming a covering for the head of the spike 13, and the same is made integral with the section 5. Projecting upwardly -from the upper face of the plate 5 is a rib 15, the latter forming a guide-rib for the rail 3. positioned thereagainst, the said rail will be Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the 55 Fig. 8 is a sectional view on 60 When the same is housings prevented from displacement on the section 5, and the said rib also forms a stop for limiting the movement of the plate when the same is being brought in a position by a sliding movement intermediate the tie 2 and the rail 3, so that the housing 14 will be brought into position to cover the head'of the spike 13 and to lock the same in position on the tie.

In the plate 5 and at a point diagonally opposite the slot 12 is an opening 16 for receiving a rail-spike 17 for locking engagement with the rail 3 on the opposite side thereof with respect to the rail-spike 13. To cover the spike 17 is provided a housing 18, extending from one side of the detachable section 5. When the latter is in interlocking engagement with the section 5, the housing is adapted to almost cover the head of the spike 17 and lock the same in position on the tie 2. To prevent lateral displacement of the rail when the section 5 is in engagement with the section 5, there is provided a lug 19, extending upwardly from the detachable section 5, and the same is in alinement longitudinally with the rail 3. To more securely hold the section 5 in interlocking engagement with the section 5, the housing 18 at one edge thereof is bent, as at 11, to engage with one side of the head of the spike 17 and grip the same, so as to hold said section 5 against lateral movement with re spect to the rail 3 and to maintain the same interlocked with the section 5 until otherwise released therefrom.

To detach the spikes to allow theremoval of the rail, it is necessary to withdraw the fastening 11 and detach the section 5 from interlocking engagement with the plate 5, which at the same time will withdraw the housing 18, thereby uncovering the spike 17, so that the same can be easily extracted. Then after the latter has been withdrawn from the tie 2 the section 5 is shifted so that the housing 14 will uncover the spike 13 and enable the operator to withdraw the latter spike, thereby releasing the rail 3, and the plate will be free to be withdrawn and detached from the tie 2. In Figs. 6, 7 and S is shown a modified construction of the invention, and the plate- 20 is formed of a single piece of material, preferably metal, and is provided with slots 21, arranged in parallelism in the plate 20 and extending in a direction with the longitudinal extent of the crosstie 2. At the terminals of the slots 21 are 22, forming a covering for the spikes 23. Said housings 2 are entirely closed on three sides and are adapted to almost entirely cover the heads of the spikes 23 for holding the same in a locked position in engagement with the rail 3. At the opposite terminals of the slots 21 and adjacent thereto are openings 24 for receiving spikes 25 for engagement with the opposite side of the rail 3 with respect to the locking-spikes 23, and the same are adapted to hold the tieplate 20 against movement when in position between the rail 3 and the cross-tie 2. T 0 release the spikes 23 and the tie-plate 20, it is necessary to withdraw the spikes 25, which will allow the plate 20 to slide intermediate the tie 2 and the rail 3, and the spikes 23 will slide in the slots 21 and be uncovered by the housings 22, so that the said spikes 23 can be withdrawn to release the rail 2 and the tieplate 20.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A tie-plate of the class described having an opening for receiving a railway-spike, said plate further provided with an elongated slot in direct communication with the opening for allowing the spike to pass into said opening, and a housing'above the opening for covering the spike.

2. A tie-plate of the class described having openings arranged a distance removed from each other, said plate further provided with an elongated slotin communication with at least one of the openings, a housing for, the opening in communication with the slot for receiving the head of the spike, and spikes in each of said openings for locking the plate.

3. A tie-plate of the class described involving two sections, one of said sections having a cut-out portion for receiving the other of said sections and provided with a tongue at one edge thereof terminating in a socket at one end and a triangular recess at the other end, the other of said sections having an elongated socket correspondingly shaped to the tongue for interlocking engagement therewith to hold the sections together to form a unitary structure, said plate provided with openings for receiving railway-spikes, and a housing carried by each of the sections to overhang the openings for covering the heads of the spikes.

4. A tie-plate of the class described, involving two sections, one of said sections having a cut-out portion for receiving the other of said sections and provided with a tongue at one edge thereof terminating in a socket at one end and a triangular recess at the other end, the other of said sections having an elongated socket correspondingly shaped to the tongue for interlocking engagement therewith to hold. the sections together to form a unitary structure, said plate provided with openings for receivingrailway-spikes, a housing carried by each of the sections to overhang the openings for covering the heads of the spikes, and a rib and stop on the respective sections for engagement with the base of a railwayrail to prevent displacement thereof.

5. A tie-plate of the class described, involving two sections, one of said sections having a cut-out portion provided with a tongued edge, the latter terminating at one end in a socket, and at the other end in a triangular recess, the other section having an elongated for locking engagement with the head of the 10 socket correspondingly shaped to the tongue spike.

for looking engagement of the sections, said In testimony whereof I have hereunto set plate provided with spike-receiving openings my hand in presence of two subscribing Witand having a slot in communication with at nesses.

least one of the openings, and housings car- CARL E. NEUBAUER. ried by each of the sections being adapted to lVitnesses: overlie the latter to cover the heads of the RICHARD BATEsoN,

spikes, one edge of each housing being bent l JOHN TSCHOLL. 

